Billy Bowens

#18 · WR · Sr. · Boise State6′1″ · 200 lb · Redlands, CA · Redlands East Valley

Billy Bowens: WR · Boise State · #18.

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Billy Bowens

WR · Boise State · Sr · #18

Moves the chains on third down. The five seasons at Boise State span three head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson. A game that shows it: 91 receiving yards and 4 receptions against UNLV — Week 14, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Boise State	28	383	13.7	1	52
2022	Boise State	32	462	14.4	4	53
2021	Boise State	12	140	11.7	0	42
2020	Boise State	5	39	7.8	0	10
2018	Boise State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		77	1,024	13.3	5	53

Season	Team
2023	Boise State	--	--
2022	Boise State	1	12
2021	Boise State	--	--
2020	Boise State	--	--
2018	Boise State	1	11
Career		2	23

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 19-56@ No. 10 Washington	3	23	7.7	0	11
Wk 3	W 42-18vs North Dakota	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 4	W 34-31@ San Diego State	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 5	L 32-35@ Memphis	3	89	29.7	0	52
Wk 6	W 35-27vs San José State	2	18	9.0	0	11
Wk 7	L 30-31@ Colorado State	2	29	14.5	0	23
Wk 9	W 32-7vs Wyoming	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 10	L 30-37@ Fresno State	3	40	13.3	1	23
Wk 11	W 42-14vs New Mexico	3	35	11.7	0	15
Wk 12	W 45-10@ Utah State	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 13	W 27-19vs Air Force	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 14	W 44-20@ UNLV	4	91	22.8	0	43	Season-high 91 yds
Bowl	L 22-35vs UCLA	3	23	7.7	0	17
Total		28	383	13.7	1	52

Signature game

Week 14 · 2023

W 44-20

at UNLV

4 rec · 91 yds

Dominant 24-point win on the road against UNLV.

With T. Green — 226 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 97.9 · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · A. Jeanty — 153 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Memphis · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.53Maddux Madsen pass complete to Billy Bowens for 52 yds to the MEM 10 for a
Week 3 · North Dakota · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.39Maddux Madsen pass complete to Billy Bowens for 24 yds to the UND 36 for a
Week 11 · New Mexico · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.21Taylen Green pass complete to Billy Bowens for 15 yds to the UNM 35 for a
Week 14 · UNLV · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.13Taylen Green pass complete to Billy Bowens for 23 yds to the UNLV 31 for a
Week 14 · UNLV · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.67Taylen Green pass complete to Billy Bowens for 43 yds to the UNLV 12 for a
Week 1 · UCLA · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.64CJ Tiller pass complete to Billy Bowens for 17 yds to the BOIS 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Fresno State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Maddux Madsen pass complete to Billy Bowens for 2 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 7 · Colorado State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.44Maddux Madsen pass complete to Billy Bowens for 23 yds to the BOIS 43 for a
Week 1 · Washington · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.18Taylen Green pass complete to Billy Bowens for 11 yds to the WASH 47 for a
Week 6 · San José State · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.80Maddux Madsen pass complete to Billy Bowens for 11 yds to the SJSU 46 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Boise State10-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2020Boise State5-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Boise State7-5HC: Andy Avalos · Balanced

2022Boise State10-4HC: Andy Avalos · Run-leaning

2023Boise State8-6HC: Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 40 (#304 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

40Below cohort / limited sample #304 of 497 · 2023?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (83rd percentile). Concern: td rate (27th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#107 / 639 · 83rd pct

21.2%

Yards / catch#168 / 639 · 74th pct

14.4

EPA / target#215 / 639 · 66th pct

0.89

Catch rate#446 / 639 · 30th pct

75.8%

TD rate#467 / 639 · 27th pct

3.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#225 / 566 · 60th pct

13.7

Long catch#221 / 566 · 60th pct

Rec yards#290 / 566 · 49th pct

383

Receptions#299 / 566 · 46th pct

Rec TDs#375 / 566 · 23rd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

65th → 66th percentile

Explosive rate

69th → 83rd percentile

Catch rate

21st → 30th percentile

TD rate

76th → 27th percentile

Yards / catch

72nd → 74th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.6	17.0	10.5	0.0
Road7g	2.4	39.3	13.0	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.1	29.9	13.7	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	29.0	9.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Spencer Danielson

Pass share

40.0%

367 pass / 551 run

Plays / game

65.6

14 games

Team sack rate

4.2%

378 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

28 catches in 13 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

40 · #304 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #304 at the position.

Billy Bowens

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

28 catches in 13 games

Six seasons at Boise State

2018